Four policemen killed in Sirnak 'terrorist attack'

Four policemen were killed and another officer was injured in a roadside bomb attack in the southeastern Sirnak province, the regional governors office said Monday.

A remote-controlled roadside bomb was used in the incident at around 9.00 a.m. (0600 GMT), the Sirnak Governor's Office said in a statement.

"A large-scale operation has been launched to find the perpetrators of this terrorist attack," the statement added.

Military helicopter attacked in Sirnak, 1 dead

At least one gendarme private was killed in an attack on a military helicopter in southeastern Sirnak province Monday, the Turkish military said.

According to the Turkish General Staffs statement on its official website, the attack took place in the provinces Beytussebap district.

The statement said that the slain private had only recently ended his military service.

He was severely wounded in the attack carried out by PKK [outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party] terrorists on the military chopper at 7.05 a.m. [0400 GMT]; he died at 9.45 a.m. [0645 GMT] despite efforts to save his life at a military hospital in Sirnak, the statement added.

The Turkish General Staff also offered its condolence to the victim's family in the statement.